Powder puff



Patented Mar. el, i924?.

SANTE@ insana THEODORE W. SCHRMM, OF .BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

PGWIDER PUFF.

Application filed May 23,

To aZZ fac/Lamy it may concern.'

Be it known that I, 'lHnoDonn TW. SOHRAMM, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and a resident of Ba City, in the county of Bay andState oflVliichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Powder Puffs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to powder puffs and the like.

One object of the invention is to provide a flexible double faced powderpuff having a compressed refill powder cake detachably and flexiblysecured thereto, so that powder can be applied to either face of thepuff when desired.

Another object is to provide a neat and convenientpowder puff having' apocket therein in which the compact powder cake can be carried.

A further object is to provide means fo-r attaching a fresh compactpowder cake when one is exhausted.

A still further object is to provide a flexible pull' having a compactpowder cake attached thereto, and so constructed that it can becomfortably carried in the front of the ladys waist or garment withoutdiscomfort or inconvenience.

A further object still is to so construct the puff proper that neitherthe powder cake, or the flexible cord attached thereto will be visiblewhen the powder is in the pocket.

The above and other objects will appear as the specification progressesreference being had to the accompanying drawing in which like referencenumerals indicate like parts throughout the several views thereof.

In the drawing,

Fig. l is a plan view illustrating a compact powder cake in thepocket'in the puff.

Fig. 2 is a similar part sectional view illustrating the puffconstruction.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the puff illustrating the powder cake andflexible connection, the do-tted lines showing the powder being appliedto the face of the puff.

In thedrawing in which I have shown the preferred embodiment of myinvention the numeral l indicates the puff proper, which can be theconventional flexible dou- 1923. serial Nn. 640,891.

ble faced puff in general use, and which comprises two pieces ofsuitable material, the edges of which are stitched together as shown, apocket 2 being formed therein. rlhis pocket is sufficiently large toallow a compact powder cake to be placed therein, and should be of asize to snugly fit the powder cake so as to prevent its working aroundand chafing in the pocket and wasting the powder.

A flexible cord 4 is securely sewed to the edge of the pulf, and a snap5 is attached to the end thereof. The powder cake 3 is in compressedform and is stuck to a thin metal disk member 6, and this member isprovided with an opening 7 to which the Said snap is detachably secured.The flexible cord is of suflicient length to allow the powder cake to beapplied to either face of the puff.

When the puff is not in use the compact cake is placed in the pocket 2,the flexible cord lying in a passage 8 communicating with the pocket,this passage being formed by stitching the two pieces of material whichform the puff together a short distance from the edge, the cord beingconcealed within this passageway when the powder is not in use.

Snap members 9 are provided for closing the pocket as shown and can besecured to a pair of short straps l0, the ends of these straps servingas grips to facilitate the opening ofthe pocket, and it will be obviousthat when the powder cake is in the pocket, that the appearance of thepuff1 will be in no manner changed, and the flexible cord will not bedangling' to catch on the hooks and buttons of the owners wearingapparel.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious: that I have perfecteda neat and convenient powder puff, having a powder refill cakedetachably secured thereto, which is economical to manufacture andconvenient to carry and use.

l/Vhat I claim is l. A flexible powder puff having a pocket formedtherein, a flexible cord secured to the puff and spaced from the saidpocket, and a compact powder cake detachably secured thereto.

edge of che pu and opening therento, a flexible -eord secured in seidpassage, and a compact powder cake detaehably secured l0 thereto.

n testimony whereof I afx my signature.

THE @DORE W. SCHRAMM.

